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Unhelpful if you're a female: PDF https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/cfawis/bowles.pdf https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/cfawis/bowles.pdf Even trying to put yourself in a

• aantix 9y ago
  I appreciate the citations. >"Unhelpful if you're female" 3.7 billion women in the world, and not a single female is successful in negotiating a higher salary? Of course not. In fact, when comparing men vs women at the same level, company and profession, wage differences disappear. So there's obviously women that are quite successful in negotiating their salary. https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/08/daily-chart https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/08/daily-... And the initial point is that you don't want (or even need) the crutches that the average person requires (transparency). You're not average. You can find a way to negotiate more that plays to and exemplifies your strengths. You have desires for your life (e.g. travel or a family or a cool hobby) - push hard, demand more for yourself and don't apologize.